Her name is Rahaf Mohammed, she renounced her religion and was on her way to Australia. On request from the Saudis she is being held in BKK and supposed to fly back via Kuwait.Renouncing Islam means death penalty in Saudi-Arabia.

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, is being held in Bangkok awaiting deportation She fled her Saudi family, having renounced Islam, and says they will kill herShe told MailOnline: 'They will kill me. I am so scared. I don’t know what I will do. I have to fight, because I don’t want to lose my life'She was trying to reach Australia via Bangkok but a Saudi official confiscated her passport after her male guardian said she was 'traveling without his permission'Thai officials said it was a 'family matter'. She will be deported at 4.15am GMTActivists and campaigners are publicising her case with the hashtag #SaveRahaf

She isn't too smart thinking President Trump would help. She is 18. Part of her feelings may be just the product of many 18 year olds who feel her parents are too strict, but she apparently believes she has a well founded belief she will be a victim of violence or death by her father or SA officials under their harsh interpretation of Islam upon her forced return to SA. Yes, some using asylum to go to live someplace else abuse the right, but being disavowed from seeking asylum in Thailand or be allowed transit to Australia is morally questionable . Thailand may get oil from SA so doesn't want to tick off their leaders by not turning her in to SA officials so she is stuck.

Renouncing her religion, travel without a male guardian, running away from a arranged marriage, dishounoring her family, saudis not allowed to travel to Thailand... pick one.

Seems her dad is a high ranking government official. She was 'greated' in BKK by a Saudi official who took her passport, despite her just wanting change planes towards Australia.

His position would make him safe for whatever he decides to do to her if she has to return.

Saudi Arabia has basically two options:- Just let her go and try to make it look not a big deal- Don't care what the world thinks after Trump gave them carte blanche, force her to come back and let her dad deal with her or take her to court for whatever medieval reason

After the Khasshogi incident, you would think Saudi Arabia would be on a charm offensive, but apparently not.

If the global reaction were anything but the reluctant tut-tutting its been so far can you blame them? The whole world has shown through its actions that they don't really care so why should Saudi Arabia?

There's money to be made so a journalist here or there, while unfortunate, is just part of the price we pay for dealing with a culture and nation of people stuck in the 1400's.

After the Khasshogi incident, you would think Saudi Arabia would be on a charm offensive, but apparently not.

Oh no, it's a woman so it's different, in Saudi eyes. It's as if livestock escaped for them.

Also I'm pretty sure the Khasshogi thing was more about Turkey extorting the US for favors, since it seems Khasshogi was silenced at the Trump admins request.

What color is the sky on your planet???

Ever ask yourself why Turkey would be clutching its pearls over that despite its recent track record with its own journalists? Or why all of the sudden the US is pulling out of Syria at Erdogans request? Why we are suddenly talking about figuring out a way to extradite Fethullah Gülen despite already having deemed his alleged crimes to be unproven BS?

That's really not on topic though. What is on topic is my displeasure with how Saudis treat women. They need to find their way into the 21st century.

That's really not on topic though. What is on topic is my displeasure with how Saudis treat women. They need to find their way into the 21st century.

Totally agree. But hey, those Saudis are US best ally, we should just turn a blind eyes to their human rights record (or more like, human rights? What's that). Oh, Saudis promote the worst of the worst version of Islam, is the origin of most of the 9/11 hijackers, and is also where OBL originated. Yep, but Iran is the evil country

Sigh...it'll depends what Thai gov't do. Pretty sure Saudi pay a pretty nice bribe to some Thai officials, though, so the girl is as good as dead

I don't think Saudi Arabia will have anything to do with this. My money is her father will make her pay for shaming his family. It's so sick.

Perhaps you missed the part about, "She was trying to reach Australia via Bangkok but a Saudi official confiscated her passport after her male guardian said she was 'traveling without his permission'."

I'm going to have a smokin' hot body again!I have decided to be cremated....

Perhaps you missed the part about, "She was trying to reach Australia via Bangkok but a Saudi official confiscated her passport after her male guardian said she was 'traveling without his permission'."

She told the BBC that she had renounced Islam, and feared she would be forcibly returned to Saudi Arabia and killed by her family.

Perhaps you missed the part about, "She was trying to reach Australia via Bangkok but a Saudi official confiscated her passport after her male guardian said she was 'traveling without his permission'."

She told the BBC that she had renounced Islam, and feared she would be forcibly returned to Saudi Arabia and killed by her family.

Both correct. She is a Saudi national,, lived with her family in Kuwait. Renounced Islam, was on her way to Australia with a stopover in BKK. After arriving at BKK the Kuwait Airways manager took her passport and she was put up in the airport hotel, waiting for next light back to Kuwait.

She did not get on this flight and is still in the hotel. Thai authorities do not allow Hum rights advocates, lawyers etc. to see her.Her father is a influential saudi governor, known to be very conservative and strict.

I do wonder if she might have been wiser to renounce Islam after she'd got to safety?

She was in trouble the moment she was traveling without a male relative (as an unmarried Saudi woman), the renouncing islam thing was probably done as part of her plea not to be returned to Saudi Arabia.

Maj. Gen. Surachate Hakparn told reporters Monday that 18-year-old Ramaf Mohammed Alqunun would be granted entry under the protection of the office of the U.N. High Commissioner of Refugees. He said the U.N. agency would take at least five to seven days to evaluate her case.

Other countries should just allow Saudi women to freely seek asylum the second they set foot on another countries soil based on Saudi laws. Let's see how they feel about women when they all flee and they don't have any left.

I bet someone high in the Thai government with some common sense realized the international attention wasn't making them look good to the world and have taken the appropriate action to consider her for at least temporary asylum and to allow the UNHCR to conduct a hearing. The father may have to attend to give testimony at the hearing but that might just help her case. Even if gets to Australia, what support will she have there to live there, to make a living ? She likely in her young life traveled to non-Islamic countries so has knows the difference and wanted to escape what is a repressive life for women in SA.

Even if gets to Australia, what support will she have there to live there, to make a living ? She likely in her young life traveled to non-Islamic countries so has knows the difference and wanted to escape what is a repressive life for women in SA.

Pretty certain there are agencies (government or otherwise) that help people like her get settled down and get used to non-Islamic culture, the same way other agencies in different developed countries help refugees get placed and settled in cities.

I think rejecting Islam means she knew she could have a better life being free of a religion and lifestyle she considers oppressive. It would be way different if she was claiming asylum while wanting to keep a strict Islamic lifestyle.